Country Joe and the Fish went through a personnel change for their fifth album, CJ Fish, adding Greg Dewey, Doug Metzner, and Mark Kapner in place of David Cohen and "Chicken" Hirsh. They retained, however, their primary composers Barry Melton and Country Joe MacDonald, keeping the sound and style of the original band…

As album sales have seen sharp declines each year, the r&b genre has been hit especially hard. It’s no surprise that many r&b artists have spent the majority of their time touring and only releasing a new album every few years. Joe is an artist that has continued to consistently release albums, but it seems that even he is now considering slowing down. The legendary singer is set to release his twelfth album “#MyNameIsJoeThomas” this month, and is hinting this could be his final one. He’s already off to a great start with the release of this album though, with the lead single “So I Can Have You Back” already reaching top 5 at radio. The album pays tribute to Joe‘s most successful album “My Name is Joe” and it’s poised to give us more of the traditional love songs we’ve grown accustomed to receiving from this timeless artist. YouKnowIGotSoul sat down with Joe once again for an interview and discussed the creation of the new album, if he’s really retiring, the vulnerability in his music, making r&b in the 90’s, and much more.

Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne were a famous combination both on record and on stage. Here they are presented at the very height of their formidable combined powers. At this point, Dame Joan's voice is fresh and firm, free from the scoops, swoops and mannerisms that later became associated with her singing. Alas, even at the time of this recording, her pronunciation had begun to deteriorate. There's little drama in her portrayal of the Babylonian queen, but one can still revel in the sheer beauty of the voice and the blazing coloratura. Marilyn Horne, however, has plenty of passion and power. Here alone is ample evidence of why this magnificent artist was so instrumental in the revival of Rossini's serious operas…

In a fallen world ravaged by oil and water wars, humanity exists without law or mercy. All those who wander the Wasteland are ruled by a single imperative…survive! Among them is Max Rockatansky, a Road Warrior haunted by his turbulent past… “It’s hard to know who is more crazy. Me or everyone else?!” In this first issue, witness the rise of Colonel Joe Moore, a war hero turned tyrannical warlord…The Immortan Joe! And don’t miss the story of Nux, one of the Immortan’s “War Boys,” who knows only the chaos into which he was born.